09-07-2021, 03:01 AM
My depression era father
worshipped work
and excommunicated one brother
who never worked, never drove a car,
and never gave in.
There’s labor
which really means to cultivate,
and there’s work
which really means
a mild well-documented slavery.
I’m not sure which today is about.
so I’m a bit reluctant to celebrate.
Add to that, September
is the “less inflammatory option”
to May Day, and this crank
just can’t let it go.
The Germans here say
Arbeit macht das Leben süß*.
They would.
*Work makes life sweet
worshipped work
and excommunicated one brother
who never worked, never drove a car,
and never gave in.
There’s labor
which really means to cultivate,
and there’s work
which really means
a mild well-documented slavery.
I’m not sure which today is about.
so I’m a bit reluctant to celebrate.
Add to that, September
is the “less inflammatory option”
to May Day, and this crank
just can’t let it go.
The Germans here say
Arbeit macht das Leben süß*.
They would.
*Work makes life sweet